Same-sex couples wed in Maryland

William Countryman (left) and Roy Neal exchange vows as officiant Jason Caton looks on during a marriage ceremony at City Hall in Baltimore on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. Same-sex couples in Maryland are now legally permitted to marry under a new law that went into effect after midnight on Tuesday. Maryland is the first state south of the Mason-Dixon Line to approve same-sex marriage. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)